On the Cutting Edge: New Methods and Theory for Analyzing Stone Tools

摘要

A symposium dedicated to improving understanding of stone tools was held at the Amerind Museum in Dragoon, Arizona, on September 20–23, 2013. The symposium was organized by Mark Collard (Simon Fraser and Aberdeen), Briggs Buchanan (Simon Fraser and Missouri), and Mike O'Brien (Missouri) and was jointly sponsored by the Amerind Foundation, Simon Fraser Human Evolutionary Studies Program, and Missouri. Fourteen researchers from North America, Europe, and Australia took part in the symposium, 13 of whom gave talks. Steven Kuhn (Arizona) ably led two discussion sessions.